The Camargue Horse is a breed available in the Horse Reality game, that can be caught in the European Wildlife Park.
| Camargue Horse | |
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| General Information | |
| Origin | Camargue (France) |
| Horse Reality | |
| Colours | Grey, Black, Chestnut, Bay, Seal Brown, Flaxen |
| Whites | White Markings |
| Not yet in-game | Hidden Sabino |
| Height | 135 - 150 cm |
| Registry | Camargue Horse Society |
| Alternative names | Cam, Cammy |
| Origin | European Wildlife Park |
| Status | In-game (2018) |
| Artists | |
| Lineart | S. Jullelin (2016) |
| Greyscale | J. Tarkela (2016) |
| Colours & patterns | T. van den Berg (2017), D. Grochowska (2020) |
¶ Conformation
The Camargue Horse is known to have a powerful deep chest, a compact body, and a square-looking head with wide-set eyes and small ears. Their hooves are the most unique trait as they can withstand much more moisture than any other breed, as expected for a marshland breed.[1]
¶ Colour Genetics
This breed is uniformly grey. Foals are born with a hyperpigmented version of their own colour (black, chestnut, bay, brown), but quickly shed out to a completely white-grey coat over time. There have been rare sightings of non-grey horses, which is why there are non-grey Camargue horses in-game.
There are a few white patterns in the breed. Several horses have blazes or other markings on the head, but they become nearly invisible when the coat turns into an adult grey look as the horse ages.
¶ Alleles
All alleles available for the breed can be found below highlighted in green. For better clarity, we bolded alleles that impact coat colours (eg. grey G vs non-grey g).
| Base Colours & Modifiers | ||
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| Extension | Agouti | Grey |
| E, e | A, At, a | G, g |
| Dilutions | ||||
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| Cream-Pearl | Dun | Champagne | Silver | Mushroom |
| n | nd2 | ch | z | n |
| White Patterns | |||||
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| Frame | Appaloosa | PATN1 | MITF | SW2 | KIT |
| n | lp | patn1 | n | sw2 | n |
Please note that the table includes a hidden agouti allele (At). Besides testable genes, untestable ones are also present: flaxen, and white markings (head markings, socks, etc.).
¶ Artwork Updates
The Camargue Horse is one of Horse Reality's older breeds, drawn around 2016. Ever since the current Horse Reality version has been online, the Camargue Horse received/will receive the following updates:
- New coat variations (colour) on October 14th 2020[2]
- New grey variations on December 15th 2021[3]
- Will receive a new greyscale in the future[4]
- The missing alleles will be added to the game through new Foundation horses[5][6]
¶ Breed in Real Life
The Camargue Horse's origins remain relatively unknown, although it is generally considered one of the oldest breeds of horse in the world. For centuries, possibly thousands of years, these small horses have lived wild in the harsh environment of the Camargue marshes and wetlands of the Rhône delta. Living in the wetlands they have developed stamina, hardiness and agility. Traditionally, they live in feral or semi-feral conditions, running as herds and almost never being stabled. The studbook only registers foals born outside in order to preserve the original breed standards.[7]
¶ References
- P. Salem, Breed Profile: The Camargue Horse; Access: November 2022
- https://v2.horsereality.com/news/34/birthday-surprise-new-horse-colour-variations-small-community-update-v2-transfer-bugfixes
- https://v2.horsereality.com/news/81/bug-fixes-item-market-glitch-selling-unweaned-foals-orbs-camargue-grey-variations
- https://v2.horsereality.com/news/127/community-update-massive-sales-quarter-horses-redo-art-survey-results-art-plans
- https://deloryan.notion.site/Horse-Breeds-Artwork-Genetics-6d0a84be35284b12806976bbb8cc886c
- https://v2.horsereality.com/news/52/community-update-v2-market-postponed-preparing-3rd-foundation-generation-about-breed-redos-new-art-intern-march-background
- Globetrotting, Horse Breed: Camargue: https://www.globetrotting.com.au/horse-breed-camargue/; Access: December 2022